cromlech
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The Garn Wen Neolithic ‘Cemetery’
Behind a row of houses in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire is this row of neolithic chamber ‘tombs’.. Estimated to date back to at least 4,400 BC – 2,900 BC. Up until around 2016, this site was inaccessible due to overgrowth, and accounts online say the field was sadly being used by some to dump rubbish and ride…
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Cefn Isaf – Cromlech in Rhoslan
This Neolithic Cromlech is near Criccieth in Gwynedd, Wales. It’s pretty easy to access, with a public footpath leading to the field just a short distance from the village of Rhoslan. The following is quoted from Arch. Camb Vol.(XV 1869 p. 137): This Cromlech lies in a field on the farm called Cefn Isaf, about…
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Garn Turne
Garn Turne is a neolithic monument in Pembrokeshire, Wales. In old records the site also goes by Carn Turne, Garne Tarne and Old Coldstone. This is one of three cromlech remains which are clustered around the Hamlet of Colston. The others being The Altar and Parc-y-Llun. The fallen capstone of the cromlech itself is 5m…
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Carreg Coetan Arthur – Pembrokeshire, Wales
This neolithic structure is situated next to some bungalows on the outskirts of Newport town. It’s composed of four upright stones topped by a very large capstone. Despite it’s appearance, a close up look shows that only two of the upright stones actually support the capstone. The ‘coetan’ part of its name is supposedly a…
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Walks in Wales! The must-see Neolithic Cromlechs in Pembrokeshire.
The Pembrokeshire landscape is filled with the remnants of our prehistoric past.. Neolithic cromlechs, or dolmens, being some of the most iconic of these sites. Sometimes it can be overwhelming trying to figure out which ones to visit first, so here’s a list we’ve put together of the most impressive cromlechi in the area.. 1.…
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Neolithic Cromlech on Fferm Penrhiw
This neolithic monument stands in a field on Fferm Penrhiw in Goodwick – Pembrokeshire, Wales. A report from 1925 says: “On the field known as Parc y gromlech, next to Penrhiw farm-house stands a cromlech, the chamber of which is now filled with field gathered stones. The capstone has been overthrown and lies at the…
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The Alter/Colston Stones – Pembrokeshire, Wales
Today this cromlech lies in ruin in a field boundary near Little Newcastle in Pembrokeshire. There is a short Coflein entry: “Colston Burial Chamber. A burial chamber consisting of a capstone, 2.0m by 2.0m by 0.6m, resting on two upright stones and set upon probable barrow, 30m in diameter. Up to two other burial chambers…
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King’s Quoit Cromlech in Manorbier
The King’s Quoit, a Neolithic Cromlech overlooking the beautiful Manorbier Beach.. Just a short walk from a car park overlooking the sea. The capstone is a massive slab of maroon sandstone, raised upon two small uprights. As you walk across the sand towards the Coastal Path up the cliffs, you can look inland towards the…
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Garn Gilfach Neolithic Cromlech
Strumble Head in Pembrokeshire, Wales is home to numerous neolithic remains. On the rocky hill named Garn Gilfach sits an interesting monument classified as a ‘chambered cairn’.. Upon the capstone are triangular markings which have sparked much curiosity.. We parked our car near the red arrow.. However, the public footpath that goes up the track…
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Croes-llechau, Bronllys, Wales.
Sadly this cromlech is now in ruin, but we do have an account from 1809 by Theophilus Jones in the ‘History of the County of Brecknock volume 2’: “In a field called Croeslechau about two miles eastward of this town or village [Talgarth] but in the parish of Bronllys and on a farm called Bryn-y-groes,…
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